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Lopez, R.E., Freeman, J.W. and Roelof, E.C. (1986). The relationship between proton temperature and momentum flux density in the solar wind. Geophysical Research Letters 13. doi: 10.1029/GL013i007p00640. issn: 0094-8276. |
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The relationship between proton temperature and momentum flux density per unit mass at 1 AU is examined using Helios 1 solar wind data from 1974 to 1980. In high-speed plasma (V>500 km s-1) Tp increases with increasing noV2, where no and Tp are the density and proton temperature at 1 AU and V is the flow speed. In low-speed plasma (V<500 km s-1), Tp does not increase with increasing no V2, and perhaps tends to decrease slightly. These basic relationships between Tp and no V2 are not significantly affected by stream interactions. A qualitative explanation of these results is offered in the context of a solar wind model that includes deposition of momentum and energy extending well outward into the interplanetary medium. |
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